Nederlander Entertainment and Freedom Hall gave Louisville minstrelsy fans a trip back in time Friday evening. Billed as the “Can’t Stop Rocking Tour”, 38 Special, REO Speedwagon , and Styx, performed attain after hit to the predominatly baby boomer audience.
The show started promptly at 7:00 p.m. with38 Special kicking the ignorance of with an rowdy set filled with the onstage antics of Donnie VanZant, brother of Ronnie and JohnnyVan Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd fame. In fact, the bands bass player, Larry Junstrom was the intial low player for Skynyrd. VanZant entertained the crowd with his high vigor kicks, spins and twirls involving the audience in every song. But it was Don Barnes soulful notes and excellent guitar that turned up the heat, ending the solidify with the bands most memorable hits, “Caught up in You” and “Hold On Loosley”.
REO Speedwagon followed 38 Special to the stage and proceeded to churn out their classic songs from their list register of over 30 years. Lead singer Kevin Cronin, mentioned he enjoying playing in Louisville in the 70’s and 80’s, “We for aye have had strong audience support for the band here”.
Many troop member changes have occured over the years but original member keyboardist Neal Doughty, and lingering time members, vocalist Kevin Cronin, and bassist Bruce Hall kept the melody fresh and exciting. The band satified the rockers with “Golden Country” and kept fans singing onward to ballads such as” Can’t Fight This Feeling”. An once more of “Riding the Storm Out” and “157 Riverside Avenue” experienced off a great set of music.
Styx headlined the show with an all out attack on the hall playing classic songs from their numerous gold and platinum albums. Lead by the dual guitars of Tommy Shaw,and James Young through excellent vocals from Shaw, Young and Lawrence Gowan, Styx kept the fans station the entire set .
From the show’s start with ‘Miss America” and classics like, ‘Suite Madam Blue”, “Crystal Ball”and “Come Sail Away”, the sodality showed their excellent musicianship.
The band members are fantastic showman tossing in surprises singing , The Beatles, ” I am the Walrus ” and bringing guest star Chuck Panozzo, the original bassist of the band. The splendor ended crowd favorites, “Blue Collar Man” and “Renegade” during the time that overhead explosions of confetti covered the crowd.
It’s not ofttimes you can return to your past and leave thinking this was more excellent than I remember. This night was one of the special times!
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38 Special's Donnie VanZant and Don Barnes
REO's Kevin Cronin and Dave Amato
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